Restoration of Latvian independence

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The Restoration of Latvian independence was the 1990–1991 political process by which Latvia broke away from Soviet rule and re-established itself as a sovereign state following the collapse of the USSR.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
independence movement ⓘ
political process ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Latvia
country Latvia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Latvia ⓘ
date 1990-05-04 ⓘ
1991-08-21 ⓘ
endTime 1991 ⓘ
followedBy accession of Latvia to the Council of Europe ⓘ
accession of Latvia to the United Nations ⓘ
withdrawal of Russian troops from Latvia ⓘ
hasCause Baltic Way demonstration of 1989 ⓘ
linked to: Singing Revolution

Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and its consequences ⓘ
mass popular demonstrations in Latvia ⓘ
policy of perestroika in the Soviet Union ⓘ
hasEffect end of Soviet rule in Latvia ⓘ
re-establishment of the Republic of Latvia ⓘ
restoration of 1922 Constitution of Latvia ⓘ
restoration of Latvian sovereignty ⓘ
hasPart 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ⓘ
4 May 1990 Declaration on the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia ⓘ
January 1991 events in Latvia ⓘ
Popular Front of Latvia political campaign ⓘ
international recognition of Latvia in 1991 ⓘ
language Latvian ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
legalBasis 1922 Constitution of Latvia ⓘ
principle of state continuity of Latvia ⓘ
location Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ
linked to: Latvian SSR

Riga ⓘ
opponent Communist Party of Latvia (hardline faction) ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
participant Latvian Supreme Council ⓘ
Latvian independence activists ⓘ
Popular Front of Latvia ⓘ
partOf Baltic independence movements ⓘ
Singing Revolution ⓘ
dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
precededBy Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ
linked to: Latvian SSR

Soviet occupation of Latvia ⓘ
significantEvent 4 May 1990 vote on independence in the Supreme Council of Latvia ⓘ
January 1991 Barricades in Riga ⓘ
recognition of Latvia by the State Council of the USSR on 6 September 1991 ⓘ
significantPlace Barricades in Riga ⓘ
Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia building ⓘ
linked to: Saeima building
startTime 1990 ⓘ
statedIn Constitutional Law of the Republic of Latvia of 21 August 1991 ⓘ
Declaration of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia of 4 May 1990 ⓘ

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Restoration of Estonian independence → relatedEvent → Restoration of Latvian independence ⓘ
Latvian Popular Front → relatedTo → Latvian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
People's Council of Latvia → category → Latvian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
Restoration of Latvian independence → hasPart → 4 May 1990 Declaration on the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
Restoration of Latvian independence → hasEffect → re-establishment of the Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
Communist Party of Latvia → opposedBy → Latvian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
History of the Baltic states → includesEvent → Restoration of independence of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
First Latvian National Awakening → followedBy → Second Latvian National Awakening ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence
First Latvian National Awakening → influenced → Latvian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Latvian independence